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Bezig met laden... Shattering the Illusion: How African American Churches of Christ Moved from Segregation to Independencedoor Wes Crawford
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A groundbreaking book telling the story of how a pivotal 1968 event shattered the illusion of racial unity in Churches of Christ. Churches of Christ are a Southern American denomination, and throughout their history they have behaved much like their regional peers. From the late nineteenth century to the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, African American and white members of Churches of Christ perpetuated an illusion of racial unity by playing their long-established roles in southern society. For decades this illusion was protected through denominational journals, lectureships, and schools. Just as the Civil Rights Movement was forcing whites and African Americans to deal with generations of racism, however, a pivotal event in Nashville, Tennessee, shattered the illusion of racial unity in Churches of Christ. The events surrounding the closing of the Nashville Christian Institute revealed the secret that had long remained hidden, namely that within Churches of Christ there existed two racially defined factions with their own customs, identities, and views concerning race relations. The public spectacle that ensued shattered the illusion of unity between African Americans and whites. And since that pivotal 1968 civil rights case entered the courts, the distance between these two racial factions has grown. Drawing upon original research in the primary sources, this important book tells this story and argues this case with compelling grace and insight, concluding that if these two racial factions are ever to realize meaningful unity, they must find common ground, not only in questions of race, but also in issues of theology. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The author then divides the book into five chapters to develop his thesis and draw conclusions:
1. Understanding Churches of Christ (no single ecclesiastical structure, but thought is dominated by journals, schools, and lectureships)
2. Segregation (imposed by whites; accepted by the successful African American minister, Marshall Keeble)
3. Independence (of black churches of Christ - who, how, and why independence came about; the Civil Rights Movement)
4. Closing of the Nashville Christian Institute (the event that dramatically revealed the white-black division)
5. Greater Separation Coming (white and black churches have also developed different hermeneutics)
I believe the author succeeds in making his case that there are two churches of Christ in America, and found the book to be a valuable component in attempting to learn more of my Stone-Campbell religious heritage (although I am not a member of the churches of Christ stream).
The book is well-documented, has a large bibliography, and is indexed. I am glad to have read it. It will be interesting to learn how this book is viewed by members of the churches of Christ, white and black. I agree with the two words the author uses to start each chapter, "Race matters." (